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France is an old country with a long and sometimes turbulent history. Here are some of the key events and characters |
  The Romans |
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The Norman Conquest |
  Joan of Arc |
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Vive la Révolution |
  Napoléon Bonaparte |
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Général de Gaulle |
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BAND 58BC Romans invade France AD 486 Roman Empire collapses; Franks conquer AD 768 - 814 Reign of Charlemagne AD 895 Vikings settle in Normandy 1337 - 1453 Hundred Years War between France and England 1431 Jeanne d'Arc is burnt at the stake in Rouen 1643 - 1715 Reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King 1789 - 1792 French Revolution begins 1792 The First Republic 1799 Napoléon comes to power 1815 Napoléon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo 1848 - 1852 The Second Republic 1871 - 1946 The Third Republic 1914 - 1918 World War I 1939 - 1945 World War II 1940 - 1944 Germany occupies France 1946 - 1958 The Fourth Republic 1958 - present The Fifth Republic
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